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FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2002 file photo, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, swears in his older brother Adan Chavez as head of National Institute of Land and Agricultural Development at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela. Chavez's precarious health appears to be prompting him to look into his inner circle for those he thinks are most capable of managing his socialist revolution while he undergoes cancer treatment. Possible candidates include his elder brother, Adan, who is currently governor in Chavez's home state of Barinas. Those standing out also include Chavez's foreign minister, his energy minister and a few trusted military officers, both current and former. Yet if Chavez has his mind set on any particular heir to power, he hasn't yet sent clear signals as to whom it would be. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Solorzano, Miraflores, File)
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